Papua New Guinea

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The number of individual languages listed for Papua New Guinea is 853. Of these, 841 are living and 12 are extinct. Of the living languages, 840 are indigenous and 1 is non-indigenous. Furthermore, 39 are institutional, 304 are developing, 334 are vigorous, 124 are in trouble, and 40 are dying.

The number of individual languages listed for Papua New Guinea is 853. Of these, 841 are living and 12 are extinct. Of the living languages, 840 are indigenous and 1 is non-indigenous. Furthermore, 39 are institutional, 304 are developing, 334 are vigorous, 124 are in trouble, and 40 are dying.